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Britain has hottest October day on record
National weather service the Met Office says Saturday's temperature reached 29.6 degrees Celsius (85.3 Fahrenheit) at Gravesend in southeast England.
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Gun lovers' ashes turned into ammunition
Two Alabama game wardens have devised a smoking send-off for avid hunters and gun enthusiasts.
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The TV advert that talks to your dog
Pet food firm uses sounds humans can't hear to make Fido sit up and take notice
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2 Crashes, 2 Missing Men, 2 Different Results
Two separate missing persons cases. Two families wracked with worry for days. Two wrecked cars, nearly on top of each other. One man alive, the other dead.
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Brazilian Officials Upset Over Gisele Bundchen Lingerie Ad
A Brazilian government agency says it wants a TV ad starring a lingerie-clad Gisele Bundchen to be taken off the air because it is sexist.
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Woman having miscarriage 'not a high priority'
The story of a local woman who suffered a miscarriage after hospital staff allegedly told her "a pregnant, bleeding woman is not a high priority," has a touched nerve in this southern Ontario community.
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Travel firm bans over-80s in case they ‘spoil’ the fun for everyone else by being too slow
A holiday firm has banned anyone over 80 from joining its tours – because they ‘spoil’ the fun for everyone else.
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Woman charged with stealing bull semen
A western Ohio woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she took frozen bull semen valued at $110,000.
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'Broken penis': Karma for cheating husbands?
Affairs may do more than break hearts — they may break penises as well, a new study says
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Carjacked couple spot criminals on holiday 1,200 miles away
A Belgian couple on holiday in Spain spotted the armed criminals who had carjacked them at gunpoint a month previously in Liege, 1,200 miles away.
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Lost Beethoven sonata found after 200 years
The music world is buzzing over the performance of a Beethoven piece that had been lost for more than 200 years
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Goths banned from 'Dracula' graveyard
A rector has banned "Goths" from posing for photos in a graveyard after catching dozens lounging on tombs.
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Japan's Answer to Next Tsunami? Mini Noah's Ark
A small Japanese company has developed a modern, miniature version of Noah's Ark in case Japan is hit by another massive earthquake and tsunami: a floating capsule that looks like a huge tennis ball.
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Jug made from Oliver Cromwell's horse found on Antiques Roadshow
A leather jug made from the skin of Oliver Cromwell's horse has been hailed as the most exciting Antiques Roadshow find in years.
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Boy's 1911 grave dug up
The grave of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a train in 100 years ago has been dug up in a Pennsylvania cemetery.
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Passengers use bottled water to get overheated train started
Passengers donated bottles of drinking water to get their train working again after it broke down because of the heatwave.
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Man Parks Illegally on Mountaintop...Again
A 4x4 car has been found abandoned at the top of Mount Snowdon in northwestern Wales for the second time in less than a month.
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Football Coach Suspended for Taking Team to Cemetery
The coach of a junior varsity football team has been suspended for making his players lie down in a central New York cemetery after a loss in an effort to motivate them.
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